Flute

B5 on the Flute

Written B5. Tap the diagram to hear it.

B5
Written B5 on the treble staff

Left first finger and the E-flat key, thumb on the B key. B5 responds quickly and is a good note for practising light, fast tonguing — just confirm the thumb has actually returned from the B-flat lever if the previous note was B-flat.

About this note

Left first finger and the E-flat key, thumb on the B key. B5 responds quickly and is a good note for practising light, fast tonguing — just confirm the thumb has actually returned from the B-flat lever if the previous note was B-flat.

  • Primary fingering: Thumb B key + Left index (key 1) + E♭ key (right little finger)
  • Written pitch: B5
  • Sounding frequency: 987.77 Hz

Flute fingering data last updated . Every diagram here, in the printable PDF and in the chart image comes from one dataset, so the paper and the screen cannot disagree.